Breakfast. The prayers are not good here. The tea is: so are the Eggs. ― Finished little [boy] Blencowe’s Library of letters. ― At 11 went out (the day was dull & rainy a little ―) to Haywards Heath, & saw a Lunatic Asylum. Drove back by 4 ― with Decimus Burton. ― Mrs. Blencowe returned.

Wrote again. But, I slept from 5½ to 6½ ― or so.

At dinner were a Mr. Beck ― & a Philpot, brother of the Rome pupillious Philpot ― the other Blencowes afterwards. ― No people can be more hospitable or kinder than these. ―

1 comment on “Saturday, 28 May 1859”

Mike Hatchard says

That’s fascinating to know Edward Lear knew Decimun Burton. It was Burton (and his father James) that built the new town of Saint-Leonards-on-Sea where I understand Lear came to stay later in 1859. The current Burton Society seem unaware that the house Lear stayed in was a Burton House although I keep telling them.